More than one-fifth (21.2 percent) of city residents lived below the poverty line as of 2012.
Tyler Doohan, an 8-year-old boy, died on Monday after saving six family members from a burning mobile home. His disabled grandfather, whom he went back in to save, as well as his uncle also died in the blaze.
Swartz's father said at the screening that, "It’s unbelievably hard for us, but Aaron is dead, there’s nothing we can do about that."
Winter Storm Janus stopped 2,900 planes from taking flight on Tuesday night.
Winter Storm Janus has turned out to be one of the worst snowstorms of the season.
Tickets for Super Bowl XLVIII are being sold for record numbers.
The cyberattacks against Target may be just the tip of an iceberg, the size of which security analysts are still struggling to grasp.
A new report disclosed that a cross-section of America's biggest companies have given millions to political nonprofits.
The divorce papers were filed in a Manhattan court on Tuesday.
Concerning the journey to U.S. economic healing, we're not half-way home; but the nation is progressing.
The Great Meadow Correctional Facility in New York now has some new residents, cared for by inmates including "the cat whisperer."
The Dodgers have spent hundreds of millions since the new ownership group took over last year, and are now poised to take the mantle held by the Yankees as the biggest spenders in baseball.
There is something else to consider here: the very nature of U.S. society vs. the lifestyles of Europe.
Only 155 inmates in Mississippi, less than 1 percent of the entire prison population, were even deemed “eligible” for the program.
In a suggestive essay, former President Truman, who helped create the agency, said the CIA had strayed far from its creators’ intent.
Frozen or not, Niagara Falls captured people's imagination this past week. But can it capture their tourism dollars too?
Taye Diggs separated from his wife of 10 years, Idina Menzel, weeks ago and is already out partying with other women.
A word to the wise: There's a frenzy around marijuana-related stocks that is luring investors and scammers alike.
What's more, the migration is occurring amid rising gun sales.
IBM is opening up a new business unit in NYC centered on its "Jeopardy" champion supercomputer Watson.
Did ExxonMobil offer a donation of than $50,000 to the Brooklyn organization, or not?
A poll released amid Bridgegate showed Chris Christie as the most warmly received politician in America.